{"product_id":"hellfire-the-jerry-lee-lewis-story-paperback-book-by-nick-tosches","title":"Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story • Book","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story • Book by Nick Tosches\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew lives in rock ’n’ roll have burned as fiercely as that of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/search?q=Jerry+Lee+Lewis\"\u003eJerry Lee Lewis\u003c\/a\u003e, the piano-pounding wild man known as The Killer. In \u003cem\u003eHellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed music writer Nick Tosches chronicles the rise, spectacular talent and personal demons of one of the most explosive figures in music history. From his religious upbringing in Louisiana to his transformation into a rock ’n’ roll icon, this is a gripping portrait of a man caught between faith, temptation and the music that consumed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTosches writes with extraordinary intensity about Lewis's volatile career, his uncompromising personality and the contradictions that made him such a compelling performer. Alongside fellow pioneers such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/search?q=Elvis+Presley\"\u003eElvis Presley\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/search?q=Carl+Perkins\"\u003eCarl Perkins\u003c\/a\u003e, Lewis helped define the sound and attitude of early rock ’n’ roll, but his story was uniquely turbulent. Praised by \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, Greil Marcus, \u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, this biography has earned a formidable reputation among music readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 288-page edition is essential reading for rock ’n’ roll fans, music historians and anyone fascinated by the larger-than-life characters who shaped popular music. Fiercely written and richly atmospheric, \u003cem\u003eHellfire\u003c\/em\u003e goes beyond a conventional celebrity biography to explore the price of fame, the power of belief and the untameable force of rock ’n’ roll itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jerry Lee Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55874964717897,"sku":"9780141041858","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/Hellfire_The_Jerry_Lee_Lewis_Story_book_by_Nick_Tosches.jpg?v=1794198327","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/hellfire-the-jerry-lee-lewis-story-paperback-book-by-nick-tosches","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}